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My name is Bruce M. Mackh. I hold a Ph.D. in Critical Studies and Fine Art Practice. I also hold an MFA and BFA in Studio art with a concentration in Photography.
As it always seems to come up, no my Ph.D. is not a practice-based degree or an honorary degree. It is strictly an academic and scholarly accomplishment, earned at Texas Tech University in the Fine Art Doctoral Program through the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
I wrote my dissertation on something I titled, "The Documentary Aesthetic." In short, documentary photography and it's status as art has (and still is) been aggressively contested. I, of course, claim that documentary photography qualifies as art if created or presented as such.
Though there were some bumps along the road in the earning of my Ph.D., I successfully graduated just this past May (2011).
Though documentary has been my focus, I'm not unfamiliar with others forms of art, theory, criticism philosophy and practice. It has been said of me (by others) that I have a particular passion for art. I would like to practice that passion here in this blog. So, that is my intention---to practice my passion.
To that end I dedicate this blog!
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